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Deadly New Zealand flood crisis extends in country’s north island
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New Zealand’s Auckland starts clean-up after deadly flash floods
An area flooded during heavy rainfall is seen in Auckland, New Zealand January 27, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. @MonteChristoNZ/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
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Flights cancelled in Toronto, dozens of car crashes reported as winter storm hits Ontario
A flight information board is pictured during a winter storm at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada December 23, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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Severe weather threat moves east after tornadoes cause widespread damage in Texas
Mario Mendoza carries items out of a friend's storm-damaged home Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Pasadena, Texas. A powerful storm system took aim at Gulf Coast Tuesday, spawning tornados that caused damage east of Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Natural disasters caused $313-billion economic loss in 2022, Aon says
FILE - Cars and debris from washed away homes line a canal in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Oct. 5, 2022, one week after the passage of Hurricane Ian. State and local governments will soon gain new flexibility to spend billions of federal coronavirus relief dollars on things not directly related to the pandemic, including new roads and bridges and aid to people affected by wildfires, floods and other natural disasters. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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Difficult travel conditions expected as snowstorm hits southern Ontario, moves east
Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for most of southern and eastern Ontario with up to 20 centimetres of snow expected by Thursday. A person walks through the Central Experimental Farm during strong winds and snow squalls in Ottawa, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Two killed, two hurt in latest deadly avalanche in B.C.’s backcountry
A sign showing an avalanche hazard warning near Mount Renshaw outside of McBride, B.C., on Saturday January 30, 2016. Two people were killed and two others were injured in two separate avalanches in B.C. Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Ambulance strike a ‘paramount concern’ for mayor as Newfoundland digs out of storm
A winter storm dumped more than 50 centimetres of snow on parts of St. John's, N.L., over the weekend, marking the city's first significant snowfall of the season, as seen in this street scene on Sunday January 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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Newfoundland and Labrador to hold emergency debate about ambulance strike
An ambulance waits outside the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's, N.L. on Oct. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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The Abominable Snowcar: How can people think driving like this is acceptable?
Andrew Clark
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Severe weather in Canada caused $3.1 billion in insured damages in 2022
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Flooding in California: What are ‘atmospheric rivers?’
FILE PHOTO: Storm clouds roll over Santa Cruz, California, U.S., January 15, 2023. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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Authorities in California assess damage after days of deadly storms
FILE PHOTO: The Russian River, swollen with floodwater following a chain of winter storms, flows past the town of Guerneville, California, U.S. January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo
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Freezing rain causes power outages, forces closures across Atlantic Canada
Schools across much of Atlantic Canada are closed as a sprawling winter storm continues to linger over the region with rainfall and freezing rain warnings remain in effect for all of New Brunswick and P.E.I., and most parts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. A man shields himself from a mix of snow and freezing rain in Halifax on Monday, March 21, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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California braces for one more burst of heavy snow and rain
SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 13: In an aerial view, floodwaters cover an agricultural area after the Salinas River overflowed its banks on January 13, 2023 in Salinas, California. Several atmospheric river events continue to pound California with record rainfall and high winds. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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As tornadoes hit, survivors in Alabama, Georgia took refuge in tubs, shipping container
Workers remove fallen trees as they begin to recover from a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Marbury, Ala. Stunned residents tried to salvage belongings as rescue crews pulled survivors from the aftermath of a deadly tornado-spawning storm system. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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Storm-battered California gets more wind, rain and snow
Floodwaters cover South Davis Rd. near Salinas in Monterey County, Calif., as the Salinas River overflows its banks on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Survivors emerge from wreckage after U.S. storms kill at least nine people
Family and friends of Justin and Amber Wallace help clean up the damage to their home that was destroyed after a tornado, in Deatsville, Alabama, U.S., January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Evan Garcia
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Rain, unseasonable warmth, unstable snowpack, raise flood, avalanche concerns in B.C.
A pedestrian uses an umbrella to shield themselves from the heavy rain as they walk along the shore of the harbour in Vancouver Tuesday, January 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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At least nine people dead in southern U.S. after tornado hits Selma, Alabama
Cordel Tyus and Devo McGraw sit on roofing that blew off of an industrial building and wrapped around their house after a tornado ripped through Selma, Alabama, U.S. January 12, 2023. Mickey Welsh/USA Today Network via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT
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Series of drenching California storms put dent in drought
A cyclist tries to keep the rain at bay while pedaling on River Street in Santa Cruz, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
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New Brunswick, southern Newfoundland brace for winter storm
A photograph taken on December 14, 2022 shows a general view of the Port of Dover, southern England. - At least four people died when a small boat apparently packed with migrants capsized in freezing temperatures in the Channel overnight, the UK government said on December 14, 2022. The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) coordinated the rescue operation, which also involved Border Force, police and other emergency responders. Lifeboats were launched from the Channel port of Dover at 3:07 am British time (0307 GMT), followed by vessels from Ramsgate and Hastings along the coast, it added. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS JASSO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Flurry of weather warnings for B.C. south coast, with up to 120 mm of rain forecast
A view of Gibsons Landing from the top of Soames Hill, a short but steep hike on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, is seen near the town of Grantham's Landing, B.C., on May 23, 2016. A state of local emergency in response to drought along British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has been lifted as the regional district says water flows were high enough in a key water source.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lauren Krugel
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Northern California sees more rain while the south dries out
A view of an abandoned homeless camp and items that washed ashore along the stormwater-swollen American River in Sacramento, California, U.S. January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
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California storm causes several deaths, severe flooding and brings bounty of snow to drought-stricken parts of the state
San Diego firefighters help Humberto Maciel rescue his dog from his flooded home in Merced, California, on January 10, 2023. - Relentless storms were ravaging California again Tuesday, the latest bout of extreme weather that has left 14 people dead. Fierce storms caused flash flooding, closed key highways, toppled trees and swept away drivers and passengers -- reportedly including a five-year-old-boy who remains missing in central California. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Europe had second-warmest year on record in 2022, EU scientists say
FILE PHOTO: A plane flies over a wildfire burning near Alcublas, Spain, August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lorena Sopena
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California deluge forces mass evacuations, boy swept away
FORESTVILLE, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: In an aerial view, a truck drives through a flooded section of road on January 09, 2023 in Forestville, California. The San Francisco Bay Area continues to get drenched by powerful atmospheric river events that have brought high winds and flooding rains. The storms have toppled trees, flooded roads and cut power to tens of thousands. Storms are lined up over the Pacific Ocean and are expected to bring more rain and wind through the end of the week. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Many Western Australia communities isolated in ‘record-breaking’ floods
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Western Australia in grip of ‘devastating’ flood emergency, PM says
A wallaby passes through floodwaters in Fitzroy Crossing, Australia January 3, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. Callum Lamond/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
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California gets brief lull after damaging ‘bomb cyclone’
Homes near Rio Del Mar beach are flooded from a rainstorm in Aptos, Cali., on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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California soaked by ‘atmospheric river’ storm that kills child
A damaged Valero gas station creaks in the wind during a massive "bomb cyclone" rain storm in South San Francisco, California on January 4, 2023. - A bomb cyclone smashed into California on January 4, 2023, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain that was expected to cause flooding in areas already saturated by consecutive storms. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Evacuations ordered as California storm knocks out power
A power pole crew works to free a power line after a tree fell on it during a recent storm in Wilton, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Bands of rain swept across California on Wednesday as the state braced for another powerful storm, which forecasters said would bring more flooding, landslides and damaging winds just days after another “atmospheric river” drenched the West Coast. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)
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Climate change causing more frequent warm winter temperatures, extreme weather expert says
Birds swim in the waters of Lake Ontario as the Toronto skyline looms in the background in Mississauga, Ont., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Environment Canada says to avoid travel if possible as a winter storm bears down on Ontario, threatening holiday plans during one of the busiest travel times of the year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Jeremy Renner, Marvel’s Hawkeye, in ICU following surgery for injuries from snow plow accident
FILE - Jeremy Renner attends the premiere of "Hawkeye" on Nov. 17, 2021, in Los Angeles. Renner turns 52 on Jan 7. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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New Year starts off with unusually warm, rainy weather across Canada
A woman carries an umbrella as she walks along the promenade in the Old Port on New Year's Day in Montreal, Sunday, January 1, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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‘Atmospheric river’ dumps heavy rain, snow across California
Motorists travel along U.S. Route 50 under steady rain near Twin Bridges, Calif., Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)